Milan

Last year, after visiting Turin, I continued eastwards to Milan, also taking a Flixbus. I spent one week there walking around and visiting the highlights of the city. I also went one day to Lake Como, north of Milan. After that week, I took another bus back to France.

Above, Torre del Filarete inside Castello Sfozesco.

Above, Corte Ducale.

Above, on the ramparts of the castle, on a guided tour.

Above, a tribe of cats in the courtyard of the castle.

Above, in Parco Sempione near the castle.

Above, Triennale Milano.

Above, mermaid statue on Ponte delle Sirenete.

Above, Arco della Pace, on Piazza Sempione.

Above, Apple Store Liberty.

Above, Piazza del Duomo.

Above, inside Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

Above, context is key.

Above, middle finger statue (Statuo del Dito Medio) by Maurizio Cattelan, in front of the Milano Stock Exchange (Borsa Italiana).

Above, statue of Leonardo da Vinci on Piazza della Scala.

Above, “The Three Graces” sculpture by Antonio Canova at an exhibition in Galleria d’Italia.

Above, “The Three Graces” by Bertel Thorvaldsen.

Above, long line to get in the exhibition (Mostra Canova / Thorvaldsen)

Above, empty just before closing time.

Above, Monumento a Giuseppe Grandi.

Above, sculpture at Galleria d’Arte Moderna.

Above, Holy Virgin at Basilica di Sant’Eustorgio.

Above, Duomo di Milano (Milan Cathedral).

Above, polished baby Jesus on a gate of the church.

Above, going up to the rooftops of the Duomo (using the stairs).

Above, many people.

Above, on the rooftops. There were repairs going on and only one half of the roof was open to visitors.

Above, mass tourism on Piazza del Duomo.

Above, dome of Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II.

Above, gargoyles.

Above, tourist playing with pigeons on Piazza del Duomo.

Above, “Friendship” bracelets.

Above, video conferencing.

Above, Corso Vittorio Emanuele II near the Duomo.

Above, in Caffe Vergnano 1882.

Above, Venus Club near the Duomo.

Above, Torre Velasca.

Above, Bike Mi shared bikes.

Above, hooded crow.

Above, Giardino della Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte.

Above, platform of the Missori metro station.

Above, Universitá Bocconi.

Above, Grattacielo Pirelli.

Above, condo towers in the modern Porta Nuova neighbourhood.

Above, Bosco Verticale.

Above, below Torre UniCredit.

Above, Piazza Gae Aulenti.

Above, Scuola Politechnica di Design.

Above, MUDEC.

Above, the Naviglio Grande canal.

Above, rowers on the canal.

Above, graffiti along the canal.

Above, Torri Gemini in Lorenteggio.

Above, another canal, Naviglio Pavese.

Above, old lady feeding the ducks at the Darsena del Naviglio.

Above, ossuary of Santuario di San Bernadino alle Ossa.

Above, Leonardo Horse Project at Museo dei Bambini.

Above, skyscrapers at CityLife.

Above, Generali Tower at CityLife.

Above, Piazza Gino Valle and CityLife in the background.

Above, long bench in Parco del Portello.

Above, Fondazione Prada.

Above, Fontana a Pinocchio.

Above, one of the many mechanical clocks dotting the streets of Milan.

Above, in Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli.

Above, inside the Milano Centrale train station.

Above, rose window at the Cimitero Monumentale.

Above, in the Famedio of the cemetery.

Above, Torre Arcobaleno.

Above, Palazzo Lombardia, the main seat of the Lombardy regional government.

Above, platform at the Milano Cadorna train station, waiting for the train to Como.

Above, Como and Lake Como from a viewpoint in Brunate.

Above, Milan far away.

Above, cruise on Lake Como from Como to Bellagio. I took the slow boat (there is also a hydrofoil ferry).

Above, Villa del Balbianello.

Above, stairs in Bellagio.

Above, suddenly I felt a benevolent presence watching me from above.

Above, cruise from Bellagio to Varenna.

Above, watching the sunset from Varenna.

Above, Lampugnano bus station, in the outskirts of Milan.

Above, Alps in Valbertrand, on the way to Tunnel de Fréjus and Chambéry.